Clinical Lab Scientist (Big Sky Medical Center) Night Shift

Position Summary

This position works at the Big Sky Medical Center, not the Bozeman Health Main Campus) The Clinical Lab Scientist performs maintenance, calibration and quality control in a wide variety of clinical laboratory settings. Performs analysis on blood and other body fluids. Reviews and analyzes data from calibration, quality control and patient testing. Treat healthcare providers, patients and co-workers with an eye towards achieving high level of customer service and satisfaction. Collaborate with all clinical staff to ensure high quality and accurate ordering, collection, labeling and testing of lab specimens. Assist in training of students and new staff. May act as Team Lead who is responsible for the evaluation of quality control data, calibration data, proficiently testing and instrument maintenance records within their specific department.

Minimum Qualifications

Montana Licensure (Clinical Laboratory Scientist)

Preferred: B.S. degree in Clinical Laboratory Science or related science curriculum, including prescribed hours and courses in math, biology, chemistry and 2,000 hours in an accredited hospital-based clinical program

Preferred: Certification by The American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a Medical Technologist.

Preferred: At least two years of clinical laboratory experience as a laboratory scientist

Essential Job Functions

Calibrate and operate automated laboratory instruments

Perform manual testing according to written procedures

Enter, approve and validate results and manipulate data in the Laboratory Information System

Monitors results, quality control and instrument conditions, investigating outliers and deviations.

Troubleshoot and repair instruments, assist with developing new procedures, orientation and training

Prepare reagents and controls

If Team Lead, calibrate and operate instruments and perform manual testing according to written procedures.

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